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Spokesman: Arizona National Guard not sending units to Washington

By Associated Press
Published  January 15, 2021 12:31pm MST
Inauguration Day
Associated Press

PHOENIX - The Arizona National Guard has no orders to send units to the nation’s Capitol to assist with security during the presidential inauguration next week, an Arizona National Guard spokesman said on Jan. 15.

In the wake of the breach of the U.S. Capitol last week, National Guards from multiple states are sending thousands of soldiers to Washington to help provide security for the inauguration.

However, the only Arizona personnel going are approximately 25 individual volunteers, mostly Air National Guard personnel, to help with administrative and support roles related to the inauguration itself, Maj. Kyle Key told The Associated Press. "It’s a tradition because the inauguration is a national security event."

RELATED: Twice as many troops in DC for inauguration than in Afghanistan and Iraq combined

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in on Wednesday.

Key said the 300 soldiers belonging to the Arizona National Guard’s two companies of military police are training while on standby and are ready to deploy within two hours if needed.

"They train every day. They’re at the ready. They can deploy," Key said of the two companies.

One of the two companies has been designated as the Army National Guard’s quick reaction force for the western half of the country.

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